Chapter: 739
"The scent is just a point of suspicion. It isn’t solid evidence, and it doesn’t prove anything." Hector shook his head. It didn’t make sense to pin the blame on someone based on a scent.
"Of course, that isn’t all." Dustin approached the woman and circled her as he continued, "People who are well- versed in the mystic arts usually have something different about them because they feed the venomous insects that they breed with their blood. With time, some changes will happen to their body."
"What changes?" Hector probed.
"Ordinary people have crimson red blood, but people who practice the mystic arts will have blood which is black and acutely poisonous. All you need to do now is to check her blood, and the truth shall be uncovered." Dustin stated nonchalantly.
*Nonsense!" The woman shouted. "What do you mean you’re going to check my blood? That’s ridiculous!"
"Celeste, it’d be best to run a test to prove your innocence," Hector persuaded.
"What? Do you really believe the rubbish he said?‘ Celeste asked, feeling wronged.
"This is a grave matter, Celeste. You should cooperate with us on this," Jacob echoed.
"Honey, they’re joining hands and putting me in a difficult position! Are you just going to watch as they treat me like this?" With tears in her eyes, Celeste turned to Trent for help.
"Jacob! Hector! I’m your elder brother! Are you not going to show me any respect? Trent roared. His son had just passed away, and now, they were turning on his wife. Of course he couldn’t take it.
"Trent! You’ve got to see the big picture here!" Hector said seriously. "If Celeste is innocent, I’ll make a public apology!"
"That’s right. Trent. This is a matter that affects the future of our family. We can’t risk it! Everyone can be at ease once we just run a quick test on her blood." Jacob coaxed.
"Fine! From the looks of it, you’ve all been brainwashed by this rascal!" Trent spat through clenched jaws. Then, he furiously said. "Alright! If you insist on running a test on Celeste’s blood, then fine, we’ll do it. But if my wife turns out to be innocent. I’ll cut this brat’s tongue off!"
"Sure," Dustin agreed.
"Honey, you know that the sight of blood makes me faint." The woman shrunk back with a scared look.
"Don’t worry. It’ll be over before you know it. Once we prove your innocence, I’ll make sure he pays!" Trent said confidently.
"Check her blood." With a wave of Hector’s hand, two women swiftly came forward and proceeded to take a blood sample from Celeste.
But right before they managed to do so, she sighed regrettably. "I never thought that I’d be exposed so soon! What a waste of my excellent acting skills."
"What?" Trent, who stood by the side, was caught off guard.
Before he could even wrap his head around what was going on, a sharp blade was already pressed up against his throat. The blade glistened with a dark sheen, obviously coated in poison. "Celeste, what are you doing?" Stunned by the sharp turn of events, Trent was at a loss at how to react. He had never thought that the day would come when his wife would threaten him with a blade against his neck.